In the late 1960s and early 1970s, George Filis produced and directed the films Gregoris Afxentiou, Etsi Prodothike I Kypros, and The Mega Document. In 1994, Cypriot film production received a boost with the establishment of the Cinema Advisory Committee. In 2000, the annual amount set aside for filmmaking in the national budget was CYP£500,000 (approximately €850,000). The most renowned Cypriot director to date is Michael Cacoyannis, best known for his film Zorba the Greek (1964). Marios Piperides directed Smuggling Hendrix (2018), which received acclaim at the Tribeca Film Festival.[6][7][8] Tonia Mishiali's directorial debut Pause (2018) also received positive reviews.[9]
The Hollywood action film Jiu Jitsu (2020) starring Nicolas Cage was shot in Cyprus, but was a critical and commercial failure; it also became embroiled in a controversy when the filmmakers claimed that they would take legal action against the Cypriot government due to the non-payment of almost €8 million they were owed per their contract, resulting in the production of at least three more of the filmmakers' future Hollywood films that had been planned to shoot in Cyprus being moved elsewhere, losing millions in expected revenue for the country's economy and taking away many potential jobs for local film crew.[10] Despite this, the Hollywood romantic comedy film The Islander starring Harry Connick Jr. has since been filmed in Cyprus and is scheduled for release in 2024.[11]
Fundingedit
Cypriot co-productions are eligible for funding from the Council of Europe's Eurimages Fund, which has financed European film co-productions since 1989. To date, four feature films on which a Cypriot was an executive producer have received funding from Eurimages: I Sphagi tou Kokora (1996), Hellados (unreleased), To Tama (1999), and O Dromos gia tin Ithaki (2000).[12] In addition, the film production company Green Olive Films operates in Greece and Cyprus,[13] and there are government-backed initiatives for filmmakers to apply for funding from both the Invest in Cyprus scheme[14] and Filming in Cyprus scheme.[15]
^Franklin, Anna. "FNE at KVIFF 2018: Film in Cyprus is Blossoming - FilmNewEurope.com". www.filmneweurope.com.
^"Jiu Jitsu producers pulling out of Cyprus, second movie had been set to go | Cyprus Mail". 15 April 2021.
^Grobar, Matt (April 28, 2022). "Harry Connick Jr., Mira Sorvino & Newcomer Ali Fumiko Whitney Board Rom-Com 'The Islander'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
^"Film Birth – History of Cinema – Cyprus 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine".
cinema, cyprus, cypriot, cinema, refers, cinema, cyprus, which, born, much, later, than, cinema, most, other, countries, movie, cinema, nicosiano, screens30, 2011, capita2, 2011, main, distributorsfour, stars, films, odeon, cyprus, feelgood, produced, feature,. Cypriot cinema refers to the cinema of Cyprus which was born much later than the cinema of most other countries Cinema of CyprusMovie XD 6D cinema in NicosiaNo of screens30 2011 1 Per capita2 9 per 100 000 2011 1 Main distributorsFour Stars Films 40 7 Odeon Cyprus 23 3 Feelgood 18 9 2 Produced feature films 2011 3 Fictional2Animated Documentary1Number of admissions 2011 5 Total870 000 Per capita1 2012 4 Gross box office 2011 5 Total 7 11 million Contents 1 Overview 2 Funding 3 Notable people 4 See also 5 ReferencesOverview editIn the late 1960s and early 1970s George Filis produced and directed the films Gregoris Afxentiou Etsi Prodothike I Kypros and The Mega Document In 1994 Cypriot film production received a boost with the establishment of the Cinema Advisory Committee In 2000 the annual amount set aside for filmmaking in the national budget was CYP 500 000 approximately 850 000 The most renowned Cypriot director to date is Michael Cacoyannis best known for his film Zorba the Greek 1964 Marios Piperides directed Smuggling Hendrix 2018 which received acclaim at the Tribeca Film Festival 6 7 8 Tonia Mishiali s directorial debut Pause 2018 also received positive reviews 9 The Hollywood action film Jiu Jitsu 2020 starring Nicolas Cage was shot in Cyprus but was a critical and commercial failure it also became embroiled in a controversy when the filmmakers claimed that they would take legal action against the Cypriot government due to the non payment of almost 8 million they were owed per their contract resulting in the production of at least three more of the filmmakers future Hollywood films that had been planned to shoot in Cyprus being moved elsewhere losing millions in expected revenue for the country s economy and taking away many potential jobs for local film crew 10 Despite this the Hollywood romantic comedy film The Islander starring Harry Connick Jr has since been filmed in Cyprus and is scheduled for release in 2024 11 Funding editCypriot co productions are eligible for funding from the Council of Europe s Eurimages Fund which has financed European film co productions since 1989 To date four feature films on which a Cypriot was an executive producer have received funding from Eurimages I Sphagi tou Kokora 1996 Hellados unreleased To Tama 1999 and O Dromos gia tin Ithaki 2000 12 In addition the film production company Green Olive Films operates in Greece and Cyprus 13 and there are government backed initiatives for filmmakers to apply for funding from both the Invest in Cyprus scheme 14 and Filming in Cyprus scheme 15 Notable people editMichael Cacoyannis 1922 2011 Greek Cypriot filmmaker Elias Demetriou Greek Cypriot filmmaker Yannis Economides born 1967 Greek Cypriot filmmaker Nicolas Economou 1953 1993 Greek Cypriot composer Peter Polycarpou born 1957 English Cypriot actor Dervis Zaim born 1964 Turkish Cypriot filmmakerSee also editCinema of Greece Cinema of Turkey Culture of Cyprus Culture of Greece Culture of Turkey Cyprus International Film Festival List of cinema of the world List of Cypriot films List of Greek actors List of Turkish actors World cinemaReferences edit a b Table 8 Cinema Infrastructure Capacity UNESCO Institute for Statistics Archived from the original on 24 December 2018 Retrieved 5 November 2013 Table 6 Share of Top 3 distributors Excel UNESCO Institute for Statistics Archived from the original on 24 December 2018 Retrieved 5 November 2013 Table 1 Feature Film Production Genre Method of Shooting UNESCO Institute for Statistics Archived from the original on 24 December 2018 Retrieved 5 November 2013 Country Profiles Europa Cinemas Archived from the original on 9 November 2013 Retrieved 9 November 2013 a b Table 11 Exhibition Admissions amp Gross Box Office GBO UNESCO Institute for Statistics Archived from the original on 25 December 2018 Retrieved 5 November 2013 Smuggling Hendrix 2018 Variety Film Review Smuggling Hendrix CineEuropa Smuggling Hendrix Franklin Anna FNE at KVIFF 2018 Film in Cyprus is Blossoming FilmNewEurope com www filmneweurope com Jiu Jitsu producers pulling out of Cyprus second movie had been set to go Cyprus Mail 15 April 2021 Grobar Matt April 28 2022 Harry Connick Jr Mira Sorvino amp Newcomer Ali Fumiko Whitney Board Rom Com The Islander Deadline Hollywood Retrieved May 4 2022 Film Birth History of Cinema Cyprus Archived 2015 09 24 at the Wayback Machine Featured Work CYPRUS A NATURAL FILM STUDIO Filming In Cyprus All In One Filming Destination nbsp This Cyprus related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cinema of Cyprus amp oldid 1172740804, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
